Cleveland Indians vs St. Louis Browns
September 3, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1948 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Browns defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, St. Louis Browns 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 1 1 0
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 4 1 1 0
Gordon 2b 4 0 1 0
Keltner 3b 4 1 3 1
Doby cf 4 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Hegan c 4 0 1 0
Zoldak p 1 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Berardino ph 0 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 2
St. Louis Browns ab   r   h rbi
Dillinger 3b 4 1 1 0
Zarilla cf 4 1 2 1
Priddy 2b 4 1 2 1
Platt lf 4 1 1 1
Lund rf 3 0 2 0
Moss c 4 0 1 1
Arft 1b 1 0 0 0
Pellagrini ss 4 0 0 0
Ostrowski p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Cleveland 000 000 2103100
St. Louis 102 100 00x490
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Zoldak  L(7-9) 2.1 7 3 3 2 0
  Gromek   2.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Black   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Klieman   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
4
  St. Louis Browns IP H R ER BB SO
Ostrowski  W(3-3) 9.0 10 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
3

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 2. Boudreau-Gordon-Robinson, Boudreau-Gordon-Robinson, St. Louis 3. Priddy-Pellagrini-Arft, Priddy-Pellagrini-Arft, Dillinger-Priddy-Arft.  2B–St. Louis Priddy (30).  3B–Cleveland Keltner (4).  HR–St. Louis Zarilla (8,4th inning off Gromek 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U–Charlie Berry, Eddie Hurley, Bill Grieve.  T–1:37.  A–9,473.
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